West Dunbartonshire Council
Location
Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire | United Kingdom
Job description
A vacancy has arisen within West Dunbartonshire HSCP, for a Paediatric Occupational Therapist to work as part of a Children with Disability Team.
The team comprises of children and family Social Workers, Autism Support at Home Worker, Self-directed Support Co-ordinator and a Care at Home Organiser. You will be supported by the Senior Social Workers who manage the team and will also receive clinical supervision from our OT colleagues within the partnership.
The post holder will deliver a high quality specialist service, providing expert clinical intervention, education and support to children and young people and their carers. Providing specialist assessment, case management, treatment and plan discharge for individuals, with complex rehabilitation needs, they will also support any adaptation that has been assessed for as a need. The postholder will assist the HSCP to develop services which are responsive to local health needs by developing strong working relationships with all stakeholders across health and social care, community, hospital and residential settings. The successful candidate will have experience of working with children with complex needs and be expected to have the necessary skills, experience and knowledge of working practices within the Occupational Therapy clinical field. In addition the candidate should demonstrate evidence and knowledge of working within a Health or Social Care environment. BAOT membership required. For an informal discussion contact, Elaine Kelly on 0141 562 8800.This post is considered as Regulated Work with Adults and Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.
Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire CouncilWDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:
• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefitsProud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .
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Salary
£41.5k - £44.91k per annum